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Henry McKenna
AFC East Reporter
It’s been a minute since we’ve heard much about Travis Kelce.
He’s an international icon now. It’s been that way since he started dating Taylor Swift. But the Kansas City Chiefs tight end has been pretty quiet during the team’s training camp in St. Joseph, Missouri. He seems like a guy who doesn’t want to be noticed.
It’s not like he has totally fallen off the radar, however. Kelce recently announced he’s hosting a game show. And sadly, Swift recently had to cancel some concerts in Austria due to terrorism threats, which stalled her Eras Tour for a week. Kelce has been staying in touch with her, according to reports.
But at Chiefs practices and preseason games, he has seemed relaxed and, perhaps, even muted.
Chiefs camp is certainly the right place for that. Because the team spends camp at Missouri Western State University, it’s insulated from public attention. Kelce is sleeping in one of the dorms — probably pushing together two twin beds to fit his 6-foot-5, 250-pound frame. It’s a humble setup.
“This is my sanctuary, baby,” Kelce said on July 27. “St. Joe. Year 12. I’ve spent almost an entire year of my life up here in the dorms. Everybody may see that as pretty grueling, but I enjoy it, man. There’s something about this place that gets you ready every single year. And I’m not going to lie, I got pretty excited [for camp to start].”
The “New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce” podcast hasn’t dropped a new episode since July 3 after previously averaging about four per month. And Kelce has spoken to the local media just twice since the Super Bowl.
At camp, the 34-year-old Kelce participates in drills, but the Chiefs clearly have him taking it easy — and justifiably so. That has provided more snaps for tight ends Noah Gray, Jared Wiley and Irv Smith. And, most importantly, it’s meant to help Kelce stay on the field for the entire season, perhaps even into February again.
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Publish date : 2024-08-14 15:55:19
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